Pit (game)
The box and cards for Pit. |
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| Years active | 1904 |
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| Genre(s) | Trading Card Game |
| Players | 3 to 8 players |
| Setup time | 1 to 2 minutes |
| Playing time | 1 to 10 minutes per round, Any number of rounds |
| Random chance | Dealing cards, blind trades |
| Skill(s) required | Hand management, Deal making |
Pit is a fast-paced card game for three to eight players, designed to simulate open outcry bidding for commodities. The game was developed for Parker Brothers and first sold in 1904. This popular version of the game was developed by Edgar Cayce, who would also become famous for his psychic predictions.
The inspirations were the Chicago Board of Trade (known as 'The Pit') and the US Corn Exchange and it was likely based on the very successful game Gavitt's Stock Exchange, invented in 1903 by Harry E. Gavitt of Topeka, Kansas (and reprinted in 2004 in an authentic "heirloom" edition by Out of the Box Publishing). Versions of the game have been marketed under the names Billionaire, Business, Cambio, Deluxe Pit, Quick 7, and Zaster.
Read more about Pit (game): Contents, The Bull and The Bear, Variations, Phrases Often Used During Play
Famous quotes containing the word pit:
“It’s well
If God who holds you to the pit of hell,
Much as one holds a spider, will destroy,
Baffle and dissipate your soul.”
—Robert Lowell (1917–1977)